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Seconds

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈsɛk.əndz

Definitions

  1. A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
  2. An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount
  3. Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.

Equivalents

Françaisseconds
DeutschNachschlag
日本語かわり
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Examples

“There are sixty seconds in a minute.”
“There is plenty of pie left, if you have⟳ room for seconds.”
“Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food.”
“It was marked as seconds, but I can't find⟳ anything wrong with it.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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